Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS(NaturalHealth365) What exactly are genetically modified foods, or GMOs, doing to our health? Will this ‘new’ way of growing food – developed by the biotech industry – actually live up to the promise of feeding the world and reducing our dependency of toxic farming chemicals? Or, does this ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) Many people who dine at fast food chains select grilled chicken because they believe it is a healthy alternative to hamburgers or other fried options. However, a recent test of fast food chains – including Subway – has revealed some startling information about just what is in menu items labeled as “chicken.” The CBC of Canada recently conducted a ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) A 2016 Pew Research Center study found that nearly 40 percent of Americans believe genetically modified organisms and GMO foods are worse for health than organic and conventional foods. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now looking to change hearts and minds through a marketing campaign promoting genetically modified organisms. The recent avoidance of a government shutdown ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) The spread of genetically modified crops now extends to potatoes, with the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) approval last October of two new GM varieties. Although voluntary approval is still pending from the FDA and the EPA, the Ranger Russet and the Atlantic Russet seem to be on target for planting this spring – much to the dismay ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) As of February 10, GMO apples are due to hit store shelves in the United States – with a deliberately non-informative label. The move is not so much a commercial roll-out as a cautious trial balloon – the “non-browning” Artic apple, developed by Canadian company Okanagan Specialty Fruits, will be offered in only 10 selected, unnamed stores across the ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) A 2016 study published in Scientific Reports of Nature magazine has revealed major differences between GMO corn and its natural, non-GMO counterpart. These findings call into question the safety of genetically modified organisms in terms of human health and safety both near- and long-term. The peer-reviewed study conducted at King’s College in England used molecular profiles to assess the ... Read More »

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS(NaturalHealth365) Genetically modified organisms, or GMOs, represent one of the greatest threats to human health. This relatively ‘new’ form of technology is being heavily promoted by the world’s most hated corporation, Monsanto. Why should we be concerned about GMOs?  Many health experts and independent scientists are showing us ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) It’s official. The U.S. House of Representatives have passed GMO labeling bill H.R. 1599 – in which food companies now have to disclose GMO ingredients, for the first time since the introduction of GMO crops in the early ‘90s. But natural health experts and GMO opponents say there is no cause for celebration. Food companies are hiding the truth: ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) Among the many grave concerns about GMO crops from seeds manufactured by companies like Monsanto is that they are causing the development of “superweeds.”  This farming disaster is largely due to the overuse of the weed killer glyphosate, which is the man-made ingredient of the popular Monsanto product Roundup. These weed killers are specially formulated to pair with genetically ... Read More »

Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Android | RSS(NaturalHealth365) Hippocrates, the father of Western medicine, said: “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” Over two thousand years later, most doctors have clearly forgotten these words – thanks to the limited education received in medical school about how to ‘treat’ and ‘manage’ health problems ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) General Mills is a food manufacturing company that is known for its famous cereals Chex and Cheerios. They also process other well-known products such as Fiber One, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Bisquick, Pillsbury, Progresso, Green Giant, Yoplait, Häagen-Dazs, and many more brands you may be familiar with. The company’s purpose is stated as “We serve the world by making ... Read More »

(NaturalHealth365) Like a lot of people, I was more than a little concerned to see the DARK Act pass the House of Representatives this summer. Now as H.R. 1599 snakes its way into the halls of the Senate, the amount of research that exists that points to a direct connection between genetically modified foods (GMOs) and dis-ease is simply too ... Read More »